Stock-feeder



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- STOCK FEEDER,

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 16, 19H5.

Patented Mar. 16, 1920.

.Zim a y 8 2%? l trap israele lraurerrr oErrCEl GEORGE PIOOTTE, OEHOWARD TOWNSHIP, CHARLES Mix COUNTY, sOUTr-r DAKOTA.

' sTooK-EEEDER.

' Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mai-.16, i920.

A Application led September 16, 1916. Serial No.v120,440.

pastures and other unsheltered places, andy adapted to keep the food dryand clean and yet readily accessible to the animals.

Another object of the invention is the production of a shelteredstock-feeder having a side Opening through which the stock feed, andembodying certain novel features whereby the device is rotated and theopening is always on the leeward side, thereby preventing snow, rain andother matter from blowing onto the food.

A` further object of the invention is the production of an improvedstock-feeder for open air use, thoroughly eilicient in operation andinexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the invention, consisting in theconstruction, combination and novel arrangement of arts, will be fullyunderstood from the .ollowing description, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings which form a part of this application and in whichlike characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveral views, of

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Figure 1 is a front elevation of a stockfeeder constructed in accordancewith the invention; Fig. 2 lis a plan of the same, the upper portionbeing cut away, and Fig. 3 is a vertical section of the same taken atright-angles to Fig. 1. y

- Although I have illustrated and hereinafter described the preferredembodiment of the invention I would not be understood as being limitedto the specific structure chosen for illustration, for variousalterations and modifications may be madein the details of constructionand arrangement of parts, without departing from the spirit and scope ofthe invention as defined in the appended claim,

` Referring now, to the illustrations, 4, is a suitable support,preferably a post, or pipe, set in the ground.

The upper end of the pipe is formed with radial arms, 5, on which issecured a suitable food receptacle, 6, preferably cylindrical andmounted coaXially with the support.

The food receptacle is inclosed by a cylindrical casing 7, provided witha roof, 8, and rotatably supported by a shaft 9, rising` from thesupport, 4, upon the upper end of the shaft being pivotally mounted asuitable bearing secured to the roof.

The bearing preferably consists of a cylinder, 10, secured to the roofand having a bore to receive the end of the shaft. Upon the bearing isthreaded a sleeve, 11, having an internal flange, 12, which engages aboss, 13, on the shaft to prevent displacement of the shelter.

The front of the casing is provided with a rectangular opening, 14,through which -the animals have access to the food recepf casing and thelatter of which is disposed at right angles to its companion. The wingsare held rigidly by braces 17, secured to the casing and the wings.

Upon the roof is rigidly secured a weather-vane, 18, which points in thedirection of the feed opening and thus servos to keep the opening fromthe wind.

When the casing is so disposed that the wind is toward or at an angle tothe feed opening, it is evident that the wind will act on one of thewings to turn the casing until the other wing is brought within the yinfluence of the wind, thereby causing the casing to turn until theopening is on the leeward side.

Obviously, the wings may be dispensed with if the vane, 18, is maderelatively large enough to control the casing, but in the presentembodiment, the vane is designed only to retain the shelter in positionafter it has been turned bv the action of the wind on the wings, ithaving been found that a large vane is more or less obstructive andV'105 liable to damage, yet the wings cause no obstruction, andare verysensitive to a low wind,

Having thus described my invention, what shaft, and Walls dependingbelow the upper 10 I olaini as, new and desire to secure by Letedge O fthe receptacle to` .prevent llateral ters Patent, is, v Y movement ofthe cover, and provided With a A stock-feeder comprising a post,ztcylinfeed opening in the Win11 positioned above 5 drical food receptaclesupported coaxiaily the receptacle.

thereon, an upright shaft supported by and In testimony, whereof, I havehereunto 15 coaxially with the post and extended above eet in v handthis 30th day of August, 1916. the receptacle, and a Cylindrical coverincluding a rooil rotatably supported on the Y GEORGE PICOTTE.Y

